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youngbowyer33:
i just got a english longbow from woodbows that is 27# at 28", and was wondering if that is enough to kill a chipmunk or squirrel from about 10 yards with those youth target points that aren't sharp but just pointed a bit?yes, no, unwise to try?

sailordad:
27# should be enough on very small critters like that
check your local hunting laws to make sure it s of legal hunting weight first

why would ya shoot a chipmunk?
aint nothing to eat on them.

youngbowyer33:
okay thanks i will just try on squirrels then, and if i get one how should i proceed to cook it?skin it then cook it,or roast with the skin and hair on?or anything else?

billy:
HEy young,

I'd use a broadhead type of point for squirrels....I've had miserable luck with blunts on squirrels. I hit a big fat Iowa squirrel in the chest with a rubber blunt shot from my 52 lb longbow and the damn thing ran off!  And that was at about 14 feet.  I've also hit several other squirrels with blunts and never killed one.  I switched to stone points and my kill percentage immediately jumped to almost 100%.  Your bow would kill a squirrel, but I would definitely use broadheads of either metal or stone cause squirrels are tough unless you shoot them in the head....

recurve shooter:
from bout ten yards you should be good. aim for the front end of the squirl if you can.

as far as cookin it, deffinently skin and gut it, cut off the feet and head, make sure its REALLY CLEAN. then cook it however you preffer.

best of luck to you man.

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